January 17 2023 Chile Pepper Fun Fact - SMOKIN' ED'S CAROLINA REAPER Administrator Chile Pepper Fun Fact - SMOKIN' ED'S CAROLINA REAPER The Guinness Book of World Records recognizes SMOKIN' ED'S CAROLINA REAPER® as the hottest Chile Pepper in the World with a record average of 1,641,000 SHU (Scoville heat units) made effective on August 11, 2017, which is over 71, [..]
January 12 2023 Hot Sauce Fun Fact - Ghanaian Shito Sauce Administrator Hot Sauce Fun Fact - Ghanaian Shito Sauce It's a type of pepper sauce, we're not full of Shito... Shito is the word for a particular pepper sauce in Ga, a Ghanaian language from Accra, the Ghanaian capital. Whilst the word for pepper is different for each of the Ghanaian native languages, [..]
January 12 2023 Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Shishito Chile Pepper Administrator Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Shishito Chile Pepper What are they and how the heck do you say it? Unlike some other Asian countries, Japan isn’t known for its spicy cuisine. In fact, for all its unique flavor, Japanese food has very little heat at all. And that’s sort of th [..]
January 12 2023 Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Chile Peppers are Sensitive to Temperature Administrator Chile Pepper Fun Fact - Chile Peppers are Sensitive to Temperature Can you grow peppers in hot weather? Peppers, like tomatoes, are sensitive to temperature. Most peppers will drop their blooms when daytime temperatures get much above 90 degrees F. in combination with night temperatures ab [..]
January 12 2023 Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Scoville Scale Administrator Chile Pepper Fun Fact - The Scoville Scale So, what is the Scoville Scale anyway? A Chile Peppers heat level is measured by Scoville Heat Units (SHU). The Scoville Scale was created by American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville in 1912. The Scoville scale relies partly on a human tester [..]
January 11 2023 Hot Sauce Fun Fact - According to Instacart Administrator Hot Sauce Fun Fact - According to Instacart According to Instacart, North Dakota consumes the most amount of hot sauce, averaging 5.4 ounces per consumer. New Mexico ranks second at 4.4 ounces per person, and Colorado ranks third, coming in at 4.0 ounces of hot sauce per per [..]
January 11 2023 Chile Pepper Fun Fact - 7-Pot Peppers from Trinidad Administrator The 7-Pot is from Trinidad, and there are a few different versions, including the Yellow 7-Pot, the 7-Pot Jonah, and the Chocolate, or 7-Pot Douglah. It is related to the Trinidad Scorpion Pepper and has rough, pimpled skin, but is more plump, with a ribbed texture and a more fruity flavor. Its name [..]
January 10 2023 Salsa Fun Facts Administrator Hot Sauce Info SALSA takes on many different forms as you might expect from a dish that has been around for thousands of years in one form or another. The Aztecs, Mayans, and Incans all had their versions of it! The list below covers six of the most popular types of salsa you should know. Each has its own b [..]
